Every week at Kingslayer Games means a new week of grinding points and a new week of competition. Each Monday we review the previous week and spotlight one or more decks.

If you go undefeated at an event, let a Staff member know and they can take a picture of your decklist for the recap.

With Magic Fest Los Angeles officially in the books, I wanted to take some time to outline the accomplishments of our players during the Grand Prix. I’ve included a section after the decklists recapping the results of our players. I couldn’t be more proud of the players at the shop, boasting a 25% conversion rate into Day 2 for the members of the Competitive Team.

Monday Legacy

Kourosh Alizadeh drew his match against Nishant Soma on a nightmare matchup for the grizzled Miracles player. Showcasing the most powerful control deck in Legacy is always an exciting moment, and we’ve chosen Kourosh’s Miracles as our featured Legacy decklist below.

Player

Deck

Record

Points

Kourosh Alizadeh

Miracles

3-0-1

3

Nishant Soma

Goblins

3-0-1

3

Mitchell Nguyen

Jeskai Stoneblade

3-1

3

Midweek Standard

Gates took down Midweek Standard, showcasing the power of Gatebreaker Ram in a field of midrange, leaning heavily on Deafening Clarion to overcome the aggressive decks. Shiyun’s Gates is our featured decklist for Standard this week.

Player

Deck

Record

Points

Shiyun Yang

Gates

3-0

3

Alexander Schremp

Bant Control

2-1

2

Corey Vu

Mono Blue

2-1

2

Yuchen Ma

Sultai

2-1

2

Thursday Modern

Players showed up in force on Thursday in preparation for Magic Fest Los Angeles, resulting in two undefeated players after 4 Rounds. Bobby McCamey and Bastion Noah fought through a diverse field on their way to the top. Both Bastion’s and Bobby’s lists are featured this week in the featured Modern decklist section below.

Player

Deck

Record

Points

Bobby McCamey

Dredge

4-0

4

Bastion Noah

Izzet Phoenix

4-0

4

Travis Young

Azorius Control

3-0-1

3

Cole Werner

Dredge

3-1

3

Chase Chappell

Mardu Madcap

3-1

3

Anthony Garcia

Amulet Titan

3-1

3

Tyler Jo Gaines

Izzet Phoenix

3-1

3

Bo Brinkman

Dredge

3-1

3

Alexander Schremp

Unknown

3-1

3

Levi Hosler

Burn

3-1

3

Friday Standard

With much of the Standard crowd enjoying the curtain call of Magic Fest Los Angeles, FNM was ripe for the picking, as Ryan Carpenter demonstrated with his 3-0 finish. Running back his IQ #1 win with Boros Aggro, Ryan took down yet another event with this powerhouse aggressive deck.

Player

Deck

Record

Points

Ryan Carpenter

Boros Aggro

3-0

3

Max Curd

Jund Deathwhirler

2-1

2

RJ Van Viet

Unknown

2-1

2

Friday Draft

Player

Deck

Record

Points

Jason Zila

Esper

3-0

3

Brian Schmitzer

Rakdos

3-0

3

Legacy Featured Decklist — Kourosh Alizadeh’s Miracles

Modern Featured Decklist — Bobby McCamey’s Dredge

Modern Featured Decklist — Bastion Noah’s Humans

Standard Featured Decklist — Shiyun’s Gates

MagicFest Los Angeles was an exciting event for Kingslayer Games. With a crowd of players in attendance, multiple feature matches, and many Day 2 contenders, the preparation and success of our players were showcased this weekend.

Congratulations to Greg Purpura, Anthony Garcia, Thien Phung, Anthony Opferman, Michael Tafoya, and Nico Urrea on making it to Day 2.

Ending Day 1 as one of the five 9-0 players, Greg was poised for a deep run with Mono Green Tron. Taking a couple of early losses in the day, and Greg found himself playing a win and into Top 8. Losing to the eventual finalist Gal Schlesinger in a set of three games, Greg earned himself a Top 16 finish, good for some cash and the pride in being the best performing Tron player of the tournament.

Jacob Brooks’ innovative approach to the modern metagame earned himself a featured match and a deck tech. While ultimately losing the last round to fail to make Day 2, we’re happy to see our innovative players share in the spotlight. You can follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/jakemtg.

Davey Oberlin found himself on a feature match early in the day and showcased the power of Bant Spirits. Giving a deck tech afterward, Davey outlined the important facets of piloting Bant Spirits. You can check out his and Jacob’s deck techs on the twitch.tv/channelfireball replay of coverage.

Thanks for checking out this week’s recap, and if you have any comments or suggestions feel free to let us know.

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